发明名称 |
Impact resistant seat belt buckle |
摘要 |
A buckle for a seat belt that resists unintentional unlatching when subjected to rapid acceleration or deceleration. The buckle assembly includes a female buckle and a removable male tongue plate. The female buckle includes a spring-loaded pawl that lockingly engages a slot in the removable tongue plate. The spring urges the pawl into locking engagement with the slot in the tongue plate. The present invention discloses a pawl-loading spring made from a material that resists elastic deformation when the buckle is subjected to a force perturbation such as the sudden acceleration or deceleration of the buckle that occurs during a crash. The spring material exhibits resistance to deformation when loaded at a high loading rate. |
申请公布号 |
US8108976(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.02.07 |
申请号 |
US20070820596 |
申请日期 |
2007.06.19 |
申请人 |
THORBOLE CHANDRASHEKHAR K.;RENFROE DAVID |
发明人 |
THORBOLE CHANDRASHEKHAR K.;RENFROE DAVID |
分类号 |
A44B11/26 |
主分类号 |
A44B11/26 |
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